Saleem vs Reguigui

Who won Saleem vs Reguigui?

Abdullah Saleem beat Omar Reguigui by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL MENA 2, on Friday 12th July 2024 at The Green Halls in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Saleem vs Reguigui stats

Abdullah Saleem stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Omar Reguigui made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Abdullah Saleem's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Omar Reguigui marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Abdullah Saleem's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Omar Reguigui's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Reguigui had a massive power advantage over Saleem, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Saleem's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Saleem had a massive advantage over Reguigui, boasting a 80% submission rate over Reguigui's 25%.

Abdullah Saleem was the younger man by 29 years, at years old.

Reguigui had a height advantage of 3 inches over Saleem.

Saleem's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Reguigui's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years and 9 months later than Reguigui, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 8 to Reguigui's 5.

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What time did Saleem vs Reguigui start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 PM UTC , which was 12:40 PM EST or 9:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Saleem vs Reguigui?

Abdullah Saleem was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Omar Reguigui made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.